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Two COnvlcts Pnrdoned.

William,H: Thomas, who was indicted
Tor un!awf1lly selling liquors, and fined
sl0 Gnd coots in twenty.six separate cases
at the Circuit Court Of Calhoun county,
teoruary term, 1884, has been released
rom the payment Of the fines through
the executive authority Of Governor Viii
son. The application for the remission OF
the lines was supported by Judge Elem.
ing and county oificials.
Charles Hentzs, who was convicted OF
grand larceny at the October term, 1856,
OF the Berkely county Circuit Court, and
sentenced to two years confinement in
the p~enitentiary, was pardoned by Gov
ernor Wilson upon a petition he8dad by
Senator O.. j.. Faulkner and othsrs. Youth
for the pardon,
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PHILADELPHIA. Pa, August 4.-Solemn
requiem mass for the repose Of the souls
OF deceased members Of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union ofiAmerica, was
celebrated this morning in the Cathedral.
At the subsequent business meeting a
committee composed of one member from
each subordinate union was appointed to
prepare c plan for celebrating the jubilee
of Pope Leo XIII.
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B%ooDLERs,

R%ottenncss In the Local Government
Offices Mt Washington.
Special Dkpatch TO the Intelligene4.
WASHINGTON, D. O., August 4.-There
is being unearthed in this city a state Of
things existing in the government Of the
District of Columbia which bids fair to
produce q frat class sensation. Two Of
the three Commissioners who administer
the affairs Of the District are Democratic
partizsns and the third ian Engineer
Commissioner is ar army officer, and all
are appointees Of President Cleveland, It
appears that there is q S20O. 900 shortage
in the Districs OF Oolumbia's Waterman
fund, and %scandalous impositions on
property holders are coming to light,
There are innumerable instances where
the public money has been expended for
tho personal benefit OF the Commission
ers. 1t is sven shown that the money
which pays for the daily newspapers the
Commissioners read is taken from the
treasury. Costly sets Of table china,
horsea and carriages, and many other
luxnries are INDUCED in by their families
at the expense OF the water,tund.
THE PRESIDENT RESPONSIBLE.
One citizen Of the distric. thus e1presses
himself on the subject:
THE President cannot afford to pass
over this serious matter without suffering
as a defender Of the wrong. He is direct
ly snswerable for the Commissioners, and
he will be held to stern account for their
actions. As a matter Of policy he could
do nothing that would 90 much strength
en- him before the country aa to order
Webb, Wheatley and Ludlow out of Office
after verifying the facts OF record. But
Mr.. Cleveland goes slowly, and the desire
for a denomination makes him straid Of
every shadow that threatens opposition.
C%LEvELAND's CowARDlcE.
"The President is much exercised abou!
the charged against Higgins and others,
for their interference in politics. But
those cases, which only violate an execu.
tive order ct the most, sink into utter in,
significance compared with the fragrant
maladministrstion of the highest local OF.
ticisls right under the eye OF the President,
and enjoying his particular confidence
Mr.. Cleveland proclaims the borrowed
phrase, 'Public Office in a public trust as
the basis Of his policy. When tho trust is
trampled under foot by his appointees
and he fails to punish the detection, what
becomes OF the President and his Wanted
reform ?"
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FIRE AT BALTlMoRE.
A Halr-Miiilon Dollar Loss In tho Monu.
il mental City.

a Hal. Million Dollar Loss In tho Monu.
mental City.
BALrIMoRR, Mp August Fire broke
out this morning in the extensive cracker
bakery OF James D. Macon & Sons, on
Pratt attcet, near Light, which vas en-.
tirely destroyed, wtlA al! ita contents and
machinery. It extended on the right to
the double building occupied by Bender.
son, Law & Co., crackers, cake and candy
factory, which was also destroyed.
William Sehplie, foreman Of engine No.
10 YVES On one Of the lover a3ors when
the upper doors fell in aud hs WED buried
beneath the rnila and killed: Hia body
has not yet been recovered. Chief Ensi.
neer Hennick, Of the Fire Department.
VISA on the same lonr and Was seriously
injured. His dasth 10 feared.
s Tho aamee sontipaed to spread on tue
right to the stove warehouse OF L!ebrands,
Mcdowell 4 % which was destroyed,
and to the agricultural warehouse Of 2
Whitman & sonr, the upper part ni vh!St
was burniugo out. On the left Of tho build
ing in which tho fire o%tieiuatsd, thu book
and stationary store OF Newton, Krrtz s
Son, co~ntaiaing Giafga stocs, was banned,
and all the upper f9ors Of the grain aut
produce commisBioi house otE. b 0.en!
& Co. were destroyed. !.
The lre then spread 10 the sonih atfC
took hold Of the rear Of the TIN wsrs Eionse
ofEL L. Parker 4 Co., fronting on ChGrlei
street, which was wrecked and the stock
ruined. Their 5smags is estimated a
500, 900. The entire damage is nov eati
matsd at upwards Of 5000 00.
BaLrIuoRs, Mp, August 4.-Ths WALL
OF the houses OF Mason g Sono and Hen
deraon, Laws & Co., have been pulled
down. The loss OF Macon & Soma will bt
nearly $2O0, 900, upon which there isonly
a partia! insurance. Henderson, Lava !
Go. are insured for $4,000, which viii
about cover their loss. Liehrsnt,. Nc
Dowell & Co.'s damage Ia about $4,000
~ Whitman & Sons stock is estimated q
$4,000. +. Newton Kutz's loss is no
estimated, but includes the entire stool
OF books and stationary, but ha hes 50 ye,
made. no estimate Of the damage. T., =
Owens & Co. are damaged: about $5,oN
e. L,SParker & Co.'s building is burne'
out and a large part Of the Wsiia, bay
fallen. Their loss is s2Oo,O00 partly In
sured.
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replied with laugh: "wsll, you can't
expect a man to know much about Il who
has been In the wllds OF West Virginia for
two months. You know my favorite al.
ways-Blaine. He has done himself
credit abroad. Even the carplng Mug.
,wump critics can find nothing 10 criticize
In hla conduct there"
DO you think he will be renomI.
You know what public sentiment Is
"How nbout ohio's endorsement Of
pubiicans to do"
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The nlnck Diamond Strike.

~PlrTssURaH, August THE situation
at the Black Diamond Steel Works re-
mains unchanged. The ctrikers still con-
tend that the melters are not at work,
while tho 6rm reiterate their statement Of
yesterday that all themelters are on duty.
a Representative OF the, firm states this
morning that a number OF new men had
gone to work and that the sheet mill
would 90 on double turn this evening.
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LoaASsroRr, IND, August 4.-sherif
Buck Stanley, while conveying the noto-
rlous %ex.convict, WINDY Dick" from
Marion to this city at 8 o'clock, was over
powered by three men as the train slowed
up at the crossing, e Bunker Hill, and
bis prisoner released. Stanley was terri
bly, beaten and left unconscious on the
floor. The attack was from behind, and
the Sheriff is unable to give a description
of tho man 5 8
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Natural Gas ut Chicago,

CHICAGO, August Alt is rumored that
the Standard Oil Company contemplate
boring for natural gas in the vicinity oil
Chicago. j: +. Dorgan, whotis thoroughly
familiar with the oil regions Of Pennsyl.
ysnia, has examined the arteaian we'll at
Garfield Park, and says indications Of
natural gas are stronger than in nine other
places where he had bored with success.
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BROTHER SAN SMALL opens at Mounds.
vile By jumpiugon tho press generally and
the IsrELLiaEEcER, Brother Small
,shouldp't lpsnd, his, time in this sort Of
futile d~slliance. He would do better TO
Try to be the humble instrument OF Gods
hands to bring about the salvation Of aoulB.
The ISrELLloEScER does a little missionary
work in this field in Its way, and will con.
tinue in that line alter Brother Small shall
have left Tor other pastures.
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were gotten under control had destroyed
twenty-five buildings, embracing two
squares Of the huainesa portion Of the
town, including one hotel, n marble
works, one livery stable, one furniture
store, one harness shop, two wagon shops
and acarrlage shop and q number Of offices
and minor buildings.
The, total loss Is abou. $50. 900, insured
for about tWo.thirda. .EI-.
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WIN Move to Uhattano ova.

YouNasrowN, O., August 4.--The pro.
prietors Of the VIM. Anaon Wood Mower
and Reaper Works have decided to remove
the works to Chattanooga, Tenn, where
they are to be given eight acres OF land,
and assisted by capitalists, the company
will have a capital Of $500 coo, controlled
by youngstown 9 The removal will
take place about the frat OF November.
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oPsena6 U'pNU0 70 VIC IH1tHIVtHttI, rII"T--
CENTRAL, W. Va, August A. Frank
Dotaon, o young man whose home is near
West Union, was badly injured at Nor.
gansville to-day. He boarded a freight
train at s%mithton, and In jumping of at
M%organsville fell between the cara and
the station platform. He was run over,
and his left arm and right foot 80 terribly
crushed that amputation will probably be
necessary.
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EXTENT OF THE DISTINCTION.

~.
Dr.. J. s. Cars drug store was burned,
but the stock wss removed and fully in.
sursd. Many bottles we're broken and
not a few emptied, but not knowing the
value OF nux vonics, degitalea, bronides
and vermifuge, | cannot make az estimate
Of his loss. w. Scott's loss on his law
library was about $500, The millinery
goods Of Mrs. Z. Hartman zero removed
from the building. The bonneto, sacks
and ribbons were some What soilsd after
kind hearted aud blackened.hGnded
friends had matched them as brands from
tho burning. The large stock Of hardware
OF G.B. Spa.es was carried into tho street
rs q matter Of caution, but as the fire did
not reach him he Is doing business at the
old stsud. The stocks OF other merchsnts
were taken to places Of refuge, the middle
OF the strest being considered the safer
and more popular place OF deposit.
AN EFFICIENT BucK BRIGADE.
The work OF destruction towards the
east extended as far a the neat asoreroom
Of Col. T. Spates, who has one OF tho
largest and most valuable otock OF silks
and fancy dress goods OF any retail dealer
in the State. His etoak on hand amounts
to $780, 600, which wss slightly damaged
in the removal. Mr.. spates is lully in
aured in Wheeling and other companies.
Petersburg was asked for aid and she
quickly responded. Her splendid engine
and gallant crew were met OF Corawsllis
with q telegram expressing thanks and
advising that the flames were under con-
troll, and engine and crew returned.
We have neither an engine nor waite.
works, hut We point With pride to a bucket
brigade that csn flgh. the fires Of the
regions beloy.
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Untortunnta sham nattla.

LONDON, August Naval m~ananuyres
took place to-day OF the mouth Of the
River Thames. The attacking squadron
operated in the Downs, and together with
a force OF marines and blue jackets, who
we're landed from the vessels, captured
the entrances to the Thames and River
Midway. During the man9uvres a Nor.
denfeldt gun burst on board the torpedo
boat Curlew and several seanen were ee.
rious!y injured. One Of the guns on
board the iron armor plated ship Black
Prince also burated and injured three
seamen,
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Buried Without n.lirIou, Cerc,non,

ROME, August 4.-The funeral OF The
late Prime Minister Dspre.ia took place
to-day at Stradella. Twenty thousand
persons were present. King Humbert
and others sent wreathes to be placed on
the coli q OF the dead statesman. There
was no religious ceremony, the clergy hay-
ing been ordered to refuse the righta Of
the Church, owing to the fact that ii. De-
pretls died without having received tho
last sacrament.
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SIMON BoLirER BucXNER has made tho
r.hls, but ho will never puff himself with
"she unprecedented msiority by which
You, my fellow citizsns, elevated me to
the highest place within your. gift" It Is
not a tins for Bourbon oratory, but for
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GAMBLERS BROUGHT no TINE.

A County Official who "pIayed"-Arrest Of
Incondihries,
Special Dispaieh 10 he Elelli0eneer.
PARxERsnuRo, W. Va, August "A
prominent official Of this county was re.
Gently worked out Of $500 by gamblera In
this city. Five Of the gamblers were to.
day arrested and fined sl3 80 each, and
one was fined s93 50. More arrests are to
follow.
George Parker and John Owens were
arrested In Belpre last night on warrants
charging them with having burned yalus.
BILE building In the village three years ago.
They are now in jail at Marietta.
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Proposals on the Fl.her, Question.

LONDON, August fresh proposals. for
Q settlement Of the fisheries dispute have
recently been submitted to the Govern
ment BY the authorities at Washington.
Ihey were approved at Ottawa and have
been favorably received by the Imperial
Government, but are still under consider
ton. The details Of the proposals are not
known, but 1t is understood that q more
hoptful view Of the possibility OF o speedy
settlement is now taken at the White
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A sensihlo YIew Of It,

ToSoSro, August AIN q leading edi-
todalthiii morning, the Globe says: There
ought to he no ceremony about surrender.
ing a conyicter, boodler Of the McGarigle
stripe. II ia trus Canada Is not legally
bound to surrender him. but what do we
want with him ? ANow ork paper points
out that under similar circumstances
Spain surrendered Tweed: why NOT
Canada give UP McGarigle 2"
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Liberal Unionist Caucus.

LONDON, August "A private confer.
ence Of Liberal Unioniats was held to.
day for the purpose Of discussing
means for checking the Gladston.
ian reaction: The speakers agreed in
~attrlbuting their defeat partly to the
enthusiasm and energy of the Home
Rulers in assisting tho Gladstonina can:
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THE a ARMY
New Posts Organizing and all Coming t
.. Take Part 10 the Big Reunion,

New Posts Organizing and all Coming to
Take Part 10 the Big Reunion.
Burnside Post No. 70, was mustered a,
St. George, Tucker county, on Saturday
night, July 80, by Capt. ]. @. Howmar,
There are twenty.si1 charter members, and
they expect to muster as many more in
the near future. NJ. v. Muller is Com.
mauder, and this OF itaelf assures the sue.
cess Of the Post. He is every inch a sol.
der, and he will see to it that Burnside
Post takes front rank at once among the
Posts OF the State.
From all over. the State comes the word
that the G. A. R. boys are coming to the
Big Rsunion by scores and by hundreds.
All the Posts are increasing their member.
ship for Che very purpose Of having q large
turnout on Grand Army Day.
The Headquarters OF the Department o.
West Virginia, Grand Army OF the Re.
public will be at the Mcclure House. One
Of the large front rooms on the verandah
floor has been secured for the purpose.
Here the Department banner and fsg will
be- diaplayed and here will be found the
Department officers, and all comrades will
be made welcome.
Capt. Bowers was up from New Maj.
tinsville yesterday. An I~NTELLIaENcEH
reporter asked him how the Post was
getting along down there. "FirBt rate.
The very best material ia coming in. Last
night we admitted five members, and il
wasn't very much of a night, either
Coming to the Big Reunion : You conldn't
keep them away"
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A Fatal Bath.

T%lrusvlLlk, Pa, August 3.-aeorge
Kammerer, aged, is, was drowned while
bathi,g at Lake Caanaiohts, the oil region
summer resort, this Afternoon. Hc ~
John Lynch, q lad of IA, wen: out IN a
boat. Hammer dived Oft when daout
fifty yards from the shore. Lynch shortly
alter observed something wrong with bis
companion and threw him IN or, but he
sank at the same moment. He came up
again almost Immediately, but before aid
could reach him no had finally disappear
ed from view. The body has not been
recovered.
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PROHIBITION DEFEATED.

Housros, Tex, August IA 70 o'clock,
midnight, the election returns on the Pro.
hibition question are coming in rapidly.
All counties in Southern Texas are giving
large maiorities forths anti-prohibitionists
The present returns, carefully estimated,
indicate that the Prohibition question will
be showed under by a majority Of S., 900.
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KIund ,Yhile Drunk.

YouSasrowS,:: O., Auguat4.-;- stranger,
giving his name as James Rooney, while
drunk and asleep on the track at Niles
was mangled by the cars. He was about
forty years Of age, dark complexion, wore
black pants and blue coat With brass but,
ions bearing the initials IN. H.N:s. Y.n.
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Public Comfort,

The Committee on Public Comfort Of
the Big Reunion advertises that 1t desires
to make arrangements with private par
ties to take halls and rooms, furnish them
with cots and let lodgings during the Re-
union. They also desire to secure any
tents that may be owned in the vicinity,
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TOWN IN DANGER.

Firo Destroys Twenty-Five buildings IN
3 Rowling droen.
ToLEp,o, O.. August 4:--At 8 o'clock this
morning a telegraphic call for aid was re.
eeiyed by the Toledo FIRE department from
Bowling Green, the county seat of Wood
county, eighteen miles distant, and an en-:
CINE was a. once dispatched by special
train.
The flames originated in o bakery In
some unknown manner, and before they
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Funernl of comrade McJnton.

The funeral Of Comrade Frank McJil-
ton, OF Hancock Post No, As, G.. A. R.,
took place yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The post attended in q body and
there were quite q number Of comrades
from other posts, viz: Commander Ankle
and Oomrade Bowman, Of E. w. steph.
ems Post No. So; FIJI. Crago, Of j.. W.
Holiday Post No. -, and Others. The
SERVICES were conducted by Commander
Sinclair, and Comrades Kelley, Kelley,
Stewart and Crago, and we're OF q very i'm
pressive character. Tho interment was
at McMechin's cemetery and a very large
number attended. s
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Eo SO and Barn Creniutcd.
N.tbaIck 10 me E%,tlllLrelrfr.

BucKuANsaH, W. Va August Ian.
thopy Piier's bonse and barn, Eve miles
northeast Of iowa, YVES destroyed by ato
yesterday. The fire was caused by the re-
Election from 0 e tin roof that hsd not
been painted. III the barn Vas stored all
this year'g crops, together With his farm
ing implsments. Dr.sJ D. Pier, who was
home on o visit, lost blu trunk containing
two diplomas, surgical Instruments srd
SaRS tagEailr - ~ HgssFJ r
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Eikins Tniks,

New YoRE, August Abb Steve Elkinls
came back to-day to the hot streets Of
New York from Deer Park, which he has
mado his headquarters while engaged in
extending the West Virginia Central Rail-
road. He says he has been working from
seven o'clock in the morning TO nine
at night in West Virginia hills and getting
fat on it.
When asked about politics Mr.. Elkina
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VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS,

Tho State Convention at 1eoanoke-T Tho
Debt Question.
ROANOKE, Va, August 1.-THE Virginia
State Democratic Convention met here
to-day. Hon. John S. Barbour, Chairman
Of the Executive Committee, called the
convention to order. In response to loud
calls he delivered a speech in which he
said that the main question at issue be.
fore the people OF Virginia, was the divi-
sion OF opinion on the debt question. He
counseled harmony and dispassionate dis.
cushion OF all the questions involved. He
said the delegates present were fresh from
the people, and no doubt reflected the
sentiments Of the people. Far better 1t
would be that any difference OF opinion be
discovered now than after the election,
BE eulogized President Cleveland, and
said he was the best president We have
had for o quarter Of O century, His
speech was loudly cheered, and after quiet
had been restored he nominated Samuel
Moffat, OF Rockingham, for Temporary
Chairman. John B. Bigger was elected
Secretary.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
The Convention reaasembled at four
o'clock. Hon. John Goode. OF Norfolk,
was made permanent ohairman and ad.
dressed tho Convention, declaring in ia.
vor Of the Riddlebsrger bill.
Senator John W. Daniel was called for
He ~eulogized the administration, but con.
demned civil service reform In stroup
language. In a brief speech Lieutenant
Governor Massey advocated giving
the bondholders six month"; in which tc
fund tho old bonds into Riddlebercel
bonds and thereafter refuse to refund iol
those who decline this settlement. A
platform was adopted declaring for repea'
Of the Internal Revenue laws, and for the
tariff for revenue.
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TWO SUSPICIOUS Z

These men were seen on Monday even
ing in the orchard, running across Lees
field. They did not go to their bed at II
o'clock at night. Seen by tho engineer
on the railroad as suspicious characters at
- o'clock the came night. What were
they doing3 More than one man com.
mitted this murder. No n man ever
did this deed,